CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over 3,500 crosses stand as silent reminders along five acres of Calgary’s Memorial Drive each November, as part of the Field of Crosses ...

Yesterday, my wife and I helped put candles at each of the 3500 crosses at Calgary’s Field of Crosses. With many other volunteers, we placed candles and said a little thank you to each person ...

A memorial cross was placed to honor Wilson at a site not too far away. ... A vigil will be held at the memorial site on Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m. The day would have been Sydney Wilson’s 25th birthday.

Memorial Day motorcyclist dies in cross-country ride ACCIDENT: Michigan City woman was riding with husband to California. BRIAN WILLIAMS 219.462.5151 May 25, 2005 ...

A capacity crowd packed the auditorium of 814 seats on Memorial Day to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for peace, freedom and the country.

Congress formally changed the commemoration’s name in 1967. A few years later, the government decreed that Memorial Day should occur not on May 30 but on the last Monday of that month.

Red poppies are worn on Memorial Day to honor fallen military members. The tradition started during World War I, inspired by a poem and the poppies growing on battlefields. The American Legion and ...

Memorial Day in the City of Cincinnati Clifton Memorial Day Parade and Picnic: May 26 at 10:30 a.m. The parade begins at McAlpin and Middleton, and ends at Mt. Storm Park.

Memorial Day, Monday, May 26 – before 9 a.m. and after 10 p.m. Tuesday, May 27 – before 6 a.m. and after 6 p.m. Real-time traffic updates for the Bay Bridge can be accessed by calling 1-877 ...

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (KCTV) - The Blue Springs community saw a brief pause in daily life on Main Street Monday to honor Memorial Day. A parade of service members, loved ones, and community leaders ...

The American Legion — a war veterans group based in Indianapolis, Indiana — promotes National Poppy Day, held the Friday before Memorial Day, to raise awareness for the holiday, the last ...